27/06/2014 BBC News at Six

David Cameron fails in his bid to block

Jean-Claude Juncker from getting the top job in the European Commission.

The Prime Minister said the result meant that Europe had

It risks undermining the position of national governments, it risks

undermining the power of national parliaments, and it hands new power

But 26 member states voted for the former leader of Luxembourg

and there was scant sympathy among some for Britain's stand.

I think in the UK some people really need to

The EU is a really good thing for the United Kingdom.

We'll be looking at what David Cameron's failure to block

the appointment means for him and for Britain's position in the EU.

House prices are rising at their fastest rate for four years.

In London they're up nearly 20% on last year.

A hero's welcome for Luis Suarez back in Uruguay,

but FIFA says he needs treatment for his biting habit.

And will Metallica rock the Glastonbury festival?

Calls for greater regulation of the rental market in London,

And rail passengers in Essex become the first to receive automatic

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

David Cameron's lonely campaign to stop the appointment of

Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President has failed.

The former Prime Minister of Luxembourg was voted in by 26-2.

Only Hungary joined the UK in opposing him.

David Cameron said it was a bad day for Europe and that it

risked undermining the position of national governments in Europe.

Labour claimed Mr Juncker's nomination represented

an abject failure of David Cameron's leadership.

Nick Robinson reports from Brussels on what this result means for

One by one, they rolled into Brussels. The Prime Minister 's and

presidents of the EU, 28 in all. They had come to decide who will get

Europe's top job. So how many would agree with him? I know the odds are

against me but that does not mean you change your mind. You stand up

for what you believe and vote accordingly. Privately, he warned

Chancellor Merkel that defeat today would make it more likely Britain

would head for the exit. I hope the UK will be back in the game and take

their influence over the next month. We really need the UK in the

European Union. The outcome was never in any real doubt. Is Britain

isolated at this summit? The argument David Cameron has lost may

appear to be about one man but it is about something bigger, the man who

runs the European Commission, which proposes and enforces the laws,

rules and regulations which affect the lives of half a billion people

in 28 countries. Remember that name, you will be hearing a whole lot more

of it. Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker got the job of president of

the European Juncker got the job of president of

the Commission despite David Cameron attacking him as the wrong man,

chosen in the wrong way. This is a bad day for Europe. It risks

undermining the position of national governments, undermining the power

of national parliaments, and it hands new power to the European

Parliament. When Margaret Thatcher swung her handbag, she was isolated

and she won. Surely you are merely isolated. There are things that have

changed since Margaret Thatcher. We have had several treaties, all of

which have got rid of vetoes, so it is more difficult to stop things you

don't like. The task of reforming Europe and securing Britain's place

in a reformed Europe is going to be a long and tough campaign. It is

going to involve mini engagements. Some will go well, some will go less

well. -- many engagements. Chancellor Merkel and others agreed

to what David Cameron called a few small steps forward, a review of his

concerns about the way the EU works and the way the next president is

chosen. But with Britain only backed by Hungary, his critics say he has

been shown in capable of making friends. It represents, after weeks

of spin and bluster from the Prime Minister, a total failure to deliver

and an utter humiliation. Mr Cameron has barely a friend left in

Brussels. His chances of renegotiating anything substantial

have turned to dust. As David Cameron leaves the summit, the words

of one German newspaper ring in his ears. They compared him with Wayne

Rooney - he lines up the shot, losers and goes home. Ouch!

The man at the centre of the controversy,

Jean-Claude Juncker, is a former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and one

Now that he's been nominated for the top job at the

European Commission, how is the EU likely to work under his leadership,

Even whilst Europe's leaders were having dinner, the judgement had

started. One German paper describes David Cameron as the loneliest man

in Europe. He told the other leaders they would regret backing Mr

Juncker, but they were unmoved. TRANSLATION: The decision for

Jean-Claude Juncker is one which will allow us to have a commission

president with European experience, who is willing to accommodate the

wishes of individual member states, as well as the wishes of the

European Parliament. Throughout the summit, the German Chancellor has

appeared to reach out to Britain. She said ever closer union does not

mean a 1's speed Europe. She said she shares some of Britain's

concerns about what a modern Europe should look like. The message, that

Mr Juncker is open to reform, is being pressed by senior German

politicians. Jean-Claude Juncker said he is open to proposals from

London on how to reform the European Union, how to cut red tape, how to

make the European Union more efficient. But none of these words

disguise the bitter divide over Mr Juncker. David Cameron sees a career

insider whose election undermines the power of national parliaments.

The German Chancellor sees a committed European. Among the

leaders, there was anxiety that defeat for David Cameron could

hasten the except of Britain from the EU. Even so, there was a note of

frustration from the French president, who said Britain had to

play by the same roles as others. TRANSLATION: When David Cameron

speaks, it is legitimate to understand and to hear what he is

saying. At the same time in Europe we need to learn to live together in

a framework of rules and treaties. There is no other way out. There is

lots of talk here of a humiliated David Cameron, Britain the serial

loser, but that leaders did add a final paragraph that Britain's

concerns about the future direction of Europe will need to be addressed.

Nick Robinson is in Brussels. The result of the vote was not

unexpected but it must have been a blow for Mr Cameron. How bad a day

has this been for him? Not unexpected today, or yesterday, but

very unexpected just a few weeks ago. David Cameron talked publicly

about the allies he had, about the victory he could secure. He knows

that having failed to stop a man who frankly many people watching this

programme have not heard of and may not much care about, they will be

more worried that he simply cannot achieve what they will care about,

which is a reformed to immigration rules in Brussels, alter the size

and scope and scale of the EU. Angela Merkel and others insist they

want to work with Britain on the agenda of this organisation, that

they will help David Cameron to reform Europe and to get his way.

But Margaret Thatcher all those years ago ended up saying no, no, no

to Europe. The prime Minister now must feel either that Europe's

leaders will say that to him, or that the British electorate will do

it and say, your approach is failing.

Average house prices in England and Wales are rising at

their fastest annual rate for four years, with London leading the way.

Prices in the capital are up nearly 20% on last year, growth that's

prompted the Bank of England to introduce curbs on mortgage lending.

But elsewhere, such as in the north-east of England,

For sale, but at what price? In London and the South, house prices

are riding high. But elsewhere, there are -- they are still flying

low and falling in some places. If you are in one of those areas, the

north-east, for instance, this does not feel like a housing bubble. For

many homeowners, the asset they purchased in good times has become a

liability. How long has it been on the market? Over a year, and the

prices are going down. Owners like Gillian, who bought her flat in

Sunderland for ?125,000. She has been offered just over 100,000 for

it, wiping out her deposit. I feel trapped in my own home. I want to

move on. Last year, I thought I was going to move on. And I am still

here. So much wealth tied up in our homes. They are up on average, but

it all depends on where you live. In London, Waltham Forest leads the

borough is showing an astonishing rate of increase, but look at Wales,

where Merthyr Tydfil and many other places are sharply down over the

past year. The same, and in the north-east, Hartlepool is down. That

is the region showing the slowest rate of increase overall. Many homes

are playing no part in the boom which is causing so much concern. It

was different in the last housing crash and recovery in the 1990s. The

north, then, was much more resilient, rising more to start with

than London. This time, the high cost of live and Lope have held

buyers back. People can't move, and they are stuck, some in negative

equity. This agent who manages properties in the north-east warns

that restrictions on mortgage lending being imposed by the Bank of

England, which is uneasy about London, will make things worse. The

ripple effect takes time to come out to some of these areas. We might be

talking at least another 12 months before we feel that. If they put the

brakes on now, I dread to think what could happen. Scotland also has

areas where prices are dropping. Rising or falling, the housing

market problem is something completely different depending on

where you live. A former senior adviser to

David Cameron has been charged with making and possessing indecent

images of children. Patrick Rock, 63,

was arrested at his home in London in February, after the police were

contacted by Downing Street. The fact that David Rock was working

at the heart of Downing Street in such a senior position before his

arrest will raise serious questions. Yes, Fiona, Patrick Rock has worked

for the Conservative Party for around three decades. He stood as a

Parliamentary candidate and has known David Cameron since they were

both special advisers in the 1990s. In 2011, the prime minister brought

him back to Downing Street to be the deputy head of his policy unit, an

important role. It was on the 13th of February that he was arrested in

the early hours of the morning. He had resigned from his post the

previous day. We have had confirmation from the National Crime

Agency that he has now been charged with three counts of making indecent

photographs of children, and with possession of 59 indecent images of

children. He has been bailed and will appear before Westminster

Magistrates' Court on July the 3rd. The Prime Minister was asked about

this at a news conference in Brussels and said it was now

entirely a matter for the courts and it would not be appropriate to

comment. Imams at mosques

across the UK have been using Friday prayers to discourage young Muslim

men from fighting in Syria. The head of counter terrorism

in Wales has denied that police forces have failed to combat the

radicalisation of British Muslims, after two men from Cardiff appeared

in a video urging others to join them and the terrorist organisation

ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Jeremy Cooke's been gauging

reaction in Cardiff. Answering the call to prayer. On the

eve of the holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim faithful of Cardiff,

receiving a message of peace and tolerance. No envy, no hatred

towards any person on earth around me.

We both met previous to high school, attending karate lessons. This

19-year-old here's the message and rejects violence, but his best

school friend has taken a different path. About a year ago they lost

contact. We have brothers from Bangladesh, Iraq, Cambodia. The next

time he saw his friend was on TV, a week ago. It did shock me, seeing

him like that. Knowing his intentions to go and help. He's

there with a gun. It is hard to explain, isn't it? To be honest, you

are not going to go to a battlefield without a gun, as you do not jump in

a shower and expect not to get wet. There is sympathy here for fellow

Muslims courting conflict in Syria and Iraq. But for him, that does not

justify violence. His friend, though, seems to think differently.

He maybe has an opinion that what he is doing is right. Some people might

say it is wrong. You get to a stage and age in life where it is no

longer about family and friends but what you want for your afterlife.

Another face of Islam in Cardiff, a fashion show. The Arabic speaking

Yemeni community here is tight-knit. It can be rare for outsiders to hear

especially from young women. Many here know the youths in the video.

They were very good boys. They were not involved in anything bad,

nothing before this, which is why it is such a shock. As Muslims, as

sisters, we would love to get the message across to all brothers and

to the boys and to the youth itself, because jet had is not to go around

killing innocent people. But look on the internet and you can find a very

different message. Extremist views, a call to arms. He does not know

what radicalised his friend, but he knows that something, someone

changed him, and will try to do the same to him. If there are people

behind it that are saying, let's go, we will fund you to go abroad, don't

go breaking hearts of mums and dads. Because that is not the way forward.

Our top story this evening: David Cameron has failed in his bid

to block Jean-Claude Juncker from the European Commission's top job.

And still to come: And still to come:

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Luis Suarez has flown home to Uruguay after being thrown out of

the World Cup for biting an Italian defender. But the controversy

continues over the star player's punishment - which includes being

banned from football for four months. A senior FIFA official said

he thinks Suarez needs some kind of treatment for his biting habit -

while the one bitten said he thought the punishment is excessive. Our

Chief Sports Correspondent Dan Roan has the latest.

He's meant to be one of the poster boys of the World Cup. Instead, this

is what Luis Suarez has been reduced to on social media across the world.

The four-month ban was the longest in the tournament's history. Today,

even his victim, Giorgio Chiellini, said the punishment was excessive

but FIFA insist they had no choice. I think he should find a way to stop

doing it. He should go through treatment. I don't know if it

exists. He should do something for himself. It is definitely wrong.

Tell that to the Suarez faithful. This was the scene at the airport

last night as hundreds of fans waited to give the disgraced striker

a hero's welcome. Suarez never appeared. Back in Rio, this poster

had become an overnight sensation, but Suarez has vanished from the

World Cup in every sense. Interestingly, today here Suarez's

face has disappeared from this billboard, replaced by Alvez. FIFA

are all too aware of the need to project a good image. It was bad for

the whole event. It is better to ban him for two years or something like

that. He should be an example. An example to children? Yes. Yes. The

Yu Genwei team have arrived here to play their next match tomorrow --

the Uruguay team have arrived here to play their next match tomorrow.

Russia has threatened "serious consequences" after Ukraine signed a

free-trade agreement with the European Union this morning. It was

the rejection of a similar agreement by Ukraine last year which led to

mass protests, the ousting of the pro-Moscow government in Kiev and

Russia's annexation of Crimea. Daniel Sandford's in Moscow for us.

How significant a day is this for the Ukraine and how worried is the

President by this threat from Russia? It is a very significant

day. For many people, that is what the nightmare of the last seven

months has been all about. It was when the President didn't sign this

deal that hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Kiev.

The President fled in fear of his life. Subsequently, Russia annexed

Crimea so when the new President signed the deal finally today, he

said it showed the will of the people had prevailed. It has come at

a huge price. Ukraine has lost Crimea for Europe and America. Their

relations with Russia are at a new low. It is almost as if a a new Cold

War has started. There is a new war in eastern Ukraine. More than

100,000 people have fled eastern Ukraine for southern Russia and the

big question now is whether President Putin says OK the deal is

done now and I will stop trying to destabilise the situation in eastern

Ukraine, or whether he will continue to make the new pro-Europe

government in Kiev pay. Thank you. The supermarket chain Lidl says it

will open 20 new stores by the end of the year, creating 2,500 jobs.

Discount stores like Lidl and Aldi have seen their market share grow,

at the expense of the major supermarkets. Lidl will eventually

have 620 stores in the UK. Members of the GMB union will join a

day of action that could see more than one million workers on

strike. Council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern

Ireland have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute about

pay. They'll join members of Unison and the National Union of Teachers

in the strike on the 10th of July. Andy Murray's about to go onto

Centre Court in the third round of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon. If

all goes to plan, he'll meet Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals next

week. The number one seed had an injury scare in his match this

afternoon, but went through to the fourth round in straight sets. Joe

Wilson is at the All England Club. Yes, I think Andy Murray will have a

lovely evening for his match, presumably with the roof open. The

weather has been so much better than we had feared. Around Wimbledon,

there have been one or two nasty surprises. Poise, power, precision -

all things to think of when you are serving. Remember, doubles is a team

game. She was fit to continue after this breakdown in relations with her

partner on Court 8. On Centre, the afternoon began with Novak Djokovic,

who was coasting and then tumbling. afternoon began with Novak Djokovic,

who was coasting and The fall seemed relatively routine. But the number

one seed was in agony instantly, worrying. After extensive treatment,

he was fit to play on. And the one advantage of injuring the left

shoulder is that Djokovic uses his right. Straight-sets win over Gilles

Simon. COMMENTARY: Game, set and match,

Djokovic. Venus Williams may carry a certain weariness on to court, but

there is one player who wasn't born when she made her Wimbledon debut.

She can still show the touches of an all-time great. And at 34, there is

still power and hunger, enough to take the first set against the 2011

champion, Petra Kvitova. Venus Williams has to battle her own body,

having been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease. As for battling

her opponent, Kvitova took the second set after a tie-break. The

third set progressed as an epic struggle between two women separated

by a decade in age but not much else. Of course, it meant for many,

a wait for Andy Murray. In the last few minutes, Kvitova prevailed

finally in that third set 7-5. So the stage is set for Andy Murray,

who has just strolled on to Centre Court to playing a Agut.

Now there aren't many chances in life to see acts as diverse Dolly

Parton, Metallica and the English National Ballet in one weekend - but

that's what Glastonbury's offering this year. The diversity of the acts

both in terms of age and musical persuasion has perhaps rarely been

wider. Lizo Mzimba is there for us. Despite a gloomy and wet forecast,

the start of the Festival turned out sunny with thousands flocking to the

different acts across the site. Glastonbury's success depends on

fans get to see the music they want to hear, especially as they spend

more than ?200 on a ticket before it is announced who is playing. Many

expressed their unhappiness when Glastonbury's choice for Saturday

night headliner was revealed. Metallica are the first big metal

band to be given such a prestigious headlining slot. Their reputation as

one of music's most spectacular acts is one reason Glastonbury's founder

thinks the pessimists will be proved wrong. I think they will go down

really well. Their enthusiasm to play this event has been second to

none, you know. There is no other band in the world that was so keen

to play as Metallica. To many, the image is one of an event only for

young music fans. One of Glastonbury's biggest performers

disagrees. My mum hates festivals. She never goes anywhere that doesn't

have a seat. She is here. If my mum can be here, it is for everyone. You

think it's a very inclusive festival? Yes, if you ignore the mud

and focus on the music, you are good! Blondie were having hits long

before Ed Sheeran was even before. Music is what I do. It is what I

love to do. I think I do it better than I did it before, so why

shouldn't we perform for large audiences? And the thousands in an

audience of all age groups gave every impression that this was

exactly the kind of start to the Festival they were hoping for.

Time for a look at the weather. It didn't look too muddy at

Glastonbury. Are they going to be lucky?

In the past hour, the heavens have opened. Glastonbury was not the only

place to see lightning and downpours today. It shows where we have had

the lightning strikes this afternoon. Some flooding from the

thunderstorms in Norfolk. Then this batch of thunderstorms will move

through the Glastonbury area and now more storms across parts of

Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. Lots of spray and surface water on

the roads from the downpours covering a good part of England and

Wales. If you are heading out, the storms may ease, but there will

still be lots of showers through the night. Further north, it will stay

generally dry. Another chilly one in Scotland. Mild in the south. Could

turn misty after all the downpours so a grey, murky start. There will

be more big showers to come tomorrow. More thunderstorms

expected, more likely across the Midlands and then pushing into

southern counties of England. The likelihood of some torrential,

potentially thundery downpours could cause some problems, like today they

will be hit-and-miss. Wimbledon won't be as lucky tomorrow. One or

two big downpours in South Wales. Further north, a sprinkling of

showers. But they will be few and far between. A bit of sunshine, but

temperatures far from spectacular - 16 or 17 degrees. A cool start to

Sunday. Down the eastern side, we will see more showers continuing.

One or two elsewhere. Sunday looks like being the brighter day of the

weekend. Many of us will see some sunshine. Temperatures far from

spectacular for a June weekend. A bit of a split picture through the

weekend. Sunny spells in the north on Saturday. Watch out for

thunderstorms in the south. Sunday, the dry and brighter day of the

weekend. That's all from the BBC News at Six,

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